They never used a capital letter and their full title was The Strange Eyed twins.  These were two little girls who did nasty things and insulted all races, creeds and religions. They made several enemies on the Shadow Network who did not understand the parody Gene was creating.  By insulting everyone he was showing the foolishness of insulting anyone.  Those who read transcripts of the twins postings through unbiased eyes will quickly appreciate this fact and enjoy the humor of the situations Gene placed the twins in. Woe betide anyone who upset the 'twins' (which seemed quite easy to do), their name was entered into a Red Book the twins kept up to date (a regular threat) or worse still, they would tell of the misdemeanor to "their friend who visited them in their dreams".

Who were the twins?  Not real people at all.  They were based on an engraving Gene had of two strange looking young girls titled "My Children, from the picture in the possession of the painter." Two names appear on the print: L. Lowenstam Sculpt and Al Alma Tadema Pinx. I inherited the print when Gene died and Gardner Smith (in Washington, D.C.) has made superior scans of it for inclusion here (pictures 1 & 2). Click on the small pictures below to see a larger version and description.

Larry White